Up, over, through etc

To and from:

• Emma is coming to my house.
• Josh is going to Australia on Sunday.
• We walked from Batley train station to
• They walked from the bus stop to Tim’s house.
• Susan is from
• My teacher travels all the way from York to teach us.

Into (in) and out of:

• The kids jumped into the swimming pool.
• Get into the shower as soon as you get home.
• She is taking so long to come into the car.
• I always feel nervous before I go into an exam.
• Why is dad taking so long to come out of the shower?
• He’s taking so long to come out of the house.
• Lindsey came out of the exam smiling.
• My little sister is always looking out of the window.

Sometimes we don’t say into.

We say put something in

Put …… in :

• I put new batteries in the remote.
• She put her shoes in the cupboard.
• My dad put his coatin the cloak room.
• Mum put her keys in her coat pocket.
• Emma put her brother in his bed.

On and off:

• Don’t put your feet on the table.
• Leave the keys on the table.
• She left the remote on the sofa.
• Mum left some money for you on your bed.
• Your clothes are on your drawers.
• I made a milkshake for you. It’s on the kitchen worktop.
• Leave your homework on my desk.
• I am going to put your work on the wall.
• Please take off your shoes.
• Take your feet off the table.
• You are going to fall off your scooter if you don’t be careful.
• We need to get off the bus.
• Get off the tube at Piccadilly Circus.
• Carla fell off her bike and hurt her knee.
• She’s off
• Let’s get off at the next bus stop.
• He doesn’t want to get off the bike.

Up and Down:

• Mum went up the stairs.
• My brother runs up the stairs quickly.
• We are going for a jog up the hill.
• Do you want to go for a walk up the hill?
• Shall we walk up to Sue’s house?
• My grandma takes long to come down the stairs.
• Make sure your little brother doesn’t fall down.
• They’ve gone down to the ground floor.
• We are going down in the lift.
• The children are fighting to go down the slide.

Over and Under:

• Do you want go for a walk over the bridge?
• The helicopter flew over my house.
• My neighbour jumped over the fence to get into my garden.
• Josh is always jumping over the wall.
• The cat roller over the remote.
• We drove under the bridge.
• The dog is under the table.
• Your keys are under the sofa.
• Don’t walk under the ladder.
• I found some money under my bed.

Through and Round:

• My dad walked through the door and broke his door.
• The bird flew through a window.
• I walk through the alley to get to the train station.
• I live round the corner from Gina’s house.
• The postman walks round the village every morning.
• We went for a walk round the park.

Sometimes we say around instead of round.

round = around:

• They walked around the pond.
• I shopped around Leeds city centre.

Along and Across:

• We went for a stroll along the pathway.
• I took my dog for a walk along the river.
• Do you want to go on the beach and walk along the ocean?
• She swam across the pool.
• There is a bakery across my house.
• I’ve never come across a 3-legged dog.

Past:

• They walked past Rita’s house.
• She ran past me and didn’t say hello.
• The pub is past the hospital.
• The bus driver drove past me without stopping.
• Did you drive past the big billboard in town?